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2023 Louisville

10–⁠4 (7–⁠1 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Jeff Brohm, finished No. 19 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Louisville in 2023, game by game: won vs. Georgia Tech 39–34; won vs. Murray State 56–0; won vs. Indiana 21–14; won vs. Boston College 56–28; won at NC State 13–10; won vs. No. 10 Notre Dame 33–20; lost at Pittsburgh 21–38; won vs. No. 20 Duke 23–0; won vs. Virginia Tech 34–3; won vs. Virginia 31–24; won at Miami 38–31; lost vs. Kentucky 31–38; lost vs. No. 4 Florida State 6–16; lost vs. USC 28–42+56−17Won 39–34 vs. Georgia Tech+5Georgia TechWon 56–0 vs. Murray State+56Murray StateWon 21–14 vs. Indiana+7IndianaWon 56–28 vs. Boston College+28Boston CollegeWon 13–10 at NC State+3NC StateWon 33–20 vs. No. 10 Notre Dame+13No. 10 Notre DameLost 21–38 at Pittsburgh-17PittsburghWon 23–0 vs. No. 20 Duke+23No. 20 DukeWon 34–3 vs. Virginia Tech+31Virginia TechWon 31–24 vs. Virginia+7VirginiaWon 38–31 at Miami+7MiamiLost 31–38 vs. Kentucky-7KentuckyLost 6–16 vs. No. 4 Florida State-10No. 4 Florida StateLost 28–42 vs. USC-14USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsGeorgia TechW 39–⁠3471%
Sep 7vsMurray StateW 56–⁠092%
Sep 16vsIndianaW 21–⁠1474%
Sep 23vsBoston CollegeW 56–⁠2883%
Sep 29atNC StateW 13–⁠1052%
Oct 7vs10Notre DameW 33–⁠2049%
Oct 14atPittsburghL 21–⁠3867%
Oct 28vs20DukeW 23–⁠062%
Nov 4vsVirginia TechW 34–⁠377%
Nov 9vsVirginiaW 31–⁠2487%
Nov 18atMiamiW 38–⁠3162%
Nov 25vsKentuckyL 31–⁠3874%
Dec 2vs4Florida StateACC ChampionshipL 6–⁠1634%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvsUSCHoliday BowlL 28–⁠4261%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to USC 42–⁠28 in the Holiday Bowl; No. 19 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 82 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 25
  2. Wk 7: 14
  3. Wk 8: 21
  4. Wk 9: 18
  5. Wk 10: 15
  6. Wk 11: 11
  7. Wk 12: 9
  8. Wk 13: 9
  9. Wk 14: 15
  10. Wk 15: 16
  11. Final: 19
Record
10–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠1 2nd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 19 peak No. 9
Points
430–⁠298
Coach
Jeff Brohm
Elo
1602 +10 this season
SP+ rating
8.0 No. 33 of 133; offense No. 46, defense No. 35, special teams No. 64
SRS
11.7 No. 18 of 133 in FBS
Returning
23% of last season’s EPA, No. 117 of 131
Recruiting class
No. 31 roster talent No. 29 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Brian Brohm
Defensive coordinators
Ron English and Mark Hagen
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5 or 4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense50th of 133
  • Defense16th of 133
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted45th of 133
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted13th of 133
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1448%1.1550th of 133
Defense0.0036%1.4016th of 133
Opponent-adjusted0.14 off
-0.00 def		48% off
36% def		—45th off
13th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.0own 3115% allowed
Defense3.7own 3018% caused

CORE rating 16.1, 17th of 133 (offense 3.7, defense -12.4).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsJack Plummer QB3,204 yds
Passing touchdownsJack Plummer QB21 TD
Rushing yardsJawhar Jordan RB1,128 yds
Rushing touchdownsJawhar Jordan RB13 TD
Receiving yardsJamari Thrash WR858 yds
Receiving touchdownsJamari Thrash WR6 TD
TacklesT.J. Quinn LB87 tkl
SacksAshton Gillotte DL10 sacks
InterceptionsDevin Neal S4 INT

Top recruits in the 2023 class

T.J. Capers DE★★★★No. 127
A.J. Green DE★★★★No. 195
Aaron Williams CB★★★★No. 201
Madden Sanker OL★★★★No. 255
Jamari Johnson ATH★★★★No. 339
Pierce Clarkson QB★★★★No. 349
Stanquan Clark LB★★★★No. 378

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2023 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.898
Running backs13.00.879
Receivers33.00.871
Offensive line33.30.892
Defensive line53.40.903
Linebackers14.00.896
Defensive backs14.00.924
Athletes and specialists23.50.882
Whole class173.40.892

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2024

The 2024 draft
Rd 4Isaac Guerendo RBSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 5Jarvis Brownlee Jr. CBTennessee Titans
Rd 5Jamari Thrash WRCleveland Browns
Rd 6Jawhar Jordan RBHouston Texans

Roster 119

The 2023 roster

119 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2023 line; 69 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 25

The 2023 portal
Marcus Washington Jr. CB★★★★from Georgia
Jamari Thrash WR★★★★from Georgia State
Marquis Groves-Killebrew CB★★★★from Texas A&M
Brady Allen QB★★★★from Purdue
Cam’Ron Kelly S★★★from Virginia
Devin Neal S★★★from Baylor
Storm Duck CB★★★from Penn State
Keith Brown LB★★★from Oregon
Kevin Coleman WR★★★from Jackson State
Isaac Guerendo RB★★★from Wisconsin
Jack Plummer QB★★★from California
Jadon Thompson WR★★★from Cincinnati

And 13 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 24

Caleb Banks DL★★★★to Florida
Monty Montgomery LB★★★★to Ole Miss
Nicario Harper S★★★to Illinois
Trevion Cooley RB★★★to Georgia Tech
Dee Wiggins WR★★★to Cincinnati
Dorian Jones LB★★★to Cincinnati
Francis Sherman TE★★★to Arkansas
Luke Kandra OL★★★to Cincinnati
Khalib Johnson QB★★★to Blinn College
Rance Conner CB★★★to East Carolina
James Turner K★★★to Michigan
Henry Bryant DL★★★to Georgia State

And 12 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2023 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida State8–⁠013–⁠16
Louisville7–⁠110–⁠419
NC State6–⁠29–⁠421
Georgia Tech5–⁠37–⁠6
Virginia Tech5–⁠37–⁠6
Clemson4–⁠49–⁠420
North Carolina4–⁠48–⁠5
Duke4–⁠48–⁠5
Miami3–⁠57–⁠6
Boston College3–⁠57–⁠6
Syracuse2–⁠66–⁠7
Pittsburgh2–⁠63–⁠9
Virginia2–⁠63–⁠9
Wake Forest1–⁠74–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.